Mammals of West Virginia

OrderArtiodactyla(even-toed ungulates)

FamilyBovidae(cattle, goats and relatives)

(extirpated)Bison bison(American bison)

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Capra aegagrus hircus(goat) (introduced)

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FamilyCervidae(deer)

(extirpated)Cervus canadensis canadensis(Eastern elk)

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Odocoileus virginianus virginianus(Virginia white-tailed deer)

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FamilySuidae(pigs) (introduced)

Sus scrofa(wild boar) (introduced)

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Sus scrofa domesticus(domestic pig) (introduced)

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OrderCarnivora(carnivorans)

FamilyCanidae(dogs, wolves and foxes)

Canis latrans(eastern coyote)

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Canis lupus familiaris(dog) (introduced)

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(extirpated)Canis lupus lycaon(eastern wolf)

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Urocyon cinereoargenteus(gray fox)

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Vulpes vulpes(red fox)

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FamilyFelidae(cats)

Felis catus(cat) (introduced)

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Lynx rufus(bobcat)

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(extirpated)Puma concolor couguar(eastern cougar)

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FamilyMephitidae(skunks)

Mephitis mephitis(striped skunk)

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Spilogale putorius(eastern spotted skunk)

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FamilyMustelidae(otters, weasels and relatives)

Lontra canadensis(North American river otter)

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Martes pennanti(fisher)

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Mustela frenata(long-tailed weasel)

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Mustela nivalis(least weasel)

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Neovison vison(American mink)

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FamilyProcyonidae(raccoons and relatives)

Procyon lotor(raccoon)

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FamilyUrsidae(bears)

Ursus americanus(American black bear)

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OrderChiroptera(bats)

FamilyVespertilionidae(vesper bats)

Corynorhinus rafinesquii(Rafinesque's big-eared bat)

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Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus(Virginia big-eared bat)

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Eptesicus fuscus(big brown bat)

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Lasionycteris noctivagans(silver-haired bat)

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Lasiurus borealis(eastern red bat)

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Lasiurus cinereus(hoary bat)

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Myotis grisescens(gray bat)

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Myotis leibii(eastern small-footed myotis)

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Myotis lucifugus(little brown bat)

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Myotis septentrionalis(northern long-eared bat)

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Myotis sodalis(Indiana bat)

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Nycticeius humeralis(evening bat)

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Perimyotis subflavus(Tricolored bat)

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OrderDidelphimorphia(opossums)

FamilyDidelphidae(opossums)

Didelphis virginiana(Virginia opossum)

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OrderEulipotyphla(shrews, moles and relatives)

FamilySoricidae(shrews)

Blarina brevicauda(Northern short-tailed shrew)

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Cryptotis parva(North American least shrew)

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Sorex cinereus(cinereus shrew)

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Sorex fumeus(smoky shrew)

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Sorex longirostris(southeastern shrew)

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Sorex palustris(American water shrew)

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FamilyTalpidae(moles)

Condylura cristata(Star-nosed mole)

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Parascalops breweri(hairy-tailed mole)

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Scalopus aquaticus(eastern mole)

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OrderLagomorpha(rabbits, hares and pikas)

FamilyLeporidae(rabbits and hares)

Sylvilagus floridanus(eastern cottontail)

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Lepus americanus(snowshoe hare)

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Sylvilagus obscurus(Appalachian cottontail)

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OrderRodentia(rodents)

FamilySciuridae(squirrels)

Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus(Virginia northern flying squirrel )

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Glaucomys volans(southern flying squirrel)

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Marmota monax(groundhog)

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Sciurus carolinensis(eastern gray squirrel)

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Sciurus niger(fox squirrel)

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Tamias striatus(eastern chipmunk)

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Tamiasciurus hudsonicus(American red squirrel)

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FamilyCastoridae(beavers)

Castor canadensis(North American beaver)

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FamilyDipodidae(jumping mice)

Napaeozapus insignis(woodland jumping mouse)

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Zapus hudsonius(meadow jumping mouse)

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FamilyCricetidae(New World mice and rats)

Microtus ochrogaster(prairie vole)

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Microtus pennsylvanicus(meadow vole)

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Microtus pinetorum(woodland vole)

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Myodes gapperi(southern red-backed vole)

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Neotoma magister(Allegheny woodrat)

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Ondatra zibethicus(muskrat)

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Peromyscus leucopus(white-footed mouse)

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Peromyscus maniculatus(deer mouse )

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Reithrodontomys humulis(eastern harvest mouse)

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Synaptomys cooperi(southern bog lemming)

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FamilyMuridae(Old World mice and rats) (introduced)

Mus musculus(house mouse) (introduced)

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Rattus norvegicus(brown rat) (introduced)

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Rattus rattus(black rat) (introduced)

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FamilyErethizontidae(New World porcupines)

Erethizon dorsatum(North American porcupine)

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